Surah An-Nahl 16:24 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 24 / 128 · Page 269
ۙ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَا أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Word by Word
ۙ
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
قِيلَ
qila
it is said
لَهُم
lahum
to them
مَّاذَا
madha
What
أَنزَلَ
anzala
has your Lord sent down
رَبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
has your Lord sent down
قَالُوا
qalu
They say
أَسَاطِيرُ
asatiru
Tales
الْأَوَّلِينَ
al-awalina
(of) the ancient
Transliteration
Wa izaa qeela lahum maazaaa anzala Rabbukum qaaloo asaateerul awwaleen
Translation
And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
When these people who deny the oneness of the Creator and who reject the resurrection are asked: What did Allah reveal to Muhammad (peace be upon him)? They say: He did not reveal anything to him. It is only that he himself has brought stories and fables of the earlier ones.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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